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Katie and John World Travel

Katie and John Traveling the world

04/08/2024

5 countries, 12 flights and 3 weeks! Finally living our sister euro summer dreams ☀️✈️

04/08/2024

5 counties, 13 flights and 3 weeks! Finally living our sister European summer trip dreams ☀️

20/01/2024

Walking around Chiang Mai you would have no idea it's Thailand's 2nd biggest city, it has the feel of a small town but with endless things to do and see. We spent a few days here seeing the major temple sites, eating way too much food at the giant night markets and snuck in some Muay Tha. But 3 days was definitely not enough so will have to go back 🤷‍♀️ what a shame 😍

16/01/2024

When we arrived at this stunning island we were picked up by tractor to be taken to our resort and in that moment we knew this was our kind of place. Spent our days here relaxing on the beach, snorkelling, fishing (our efforts got us a couple of free beers), dancing at beach bars, climbing to the top of the mountains for sunset views and getting to know the locals and the local pets ❤️ We also went night snorkelling to see the glow in the dark plankton which was an absolute highlight, its unbelievable to see. This place hasn't quite yet been touched by major tourism like some of the other islands and the vibe was so laid back, we absolutely loved it and was worth the journey to get there.

13/12/2023

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13/12/2023

Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) in Phetchaburi is home to hundreds of animals rescued from abuse, injury and illegal trade. It's easily the biggest rescue centre we've ever been too and on top of caring for animals who are unable to be rehabilitated and released they run a number of animal welfare projects in the community. We were lucky enough to stay here for a couple of nights in their incredible accommodation, I Love Phants Lodge. The lodge sits on the border of one of the elephant refuges so you can just hang out with them as much as you want 😍 we did a full day tour of the wildlife rescue centre where they have all sorts of animals that need homes including gibbons, macaques, bears, otters, reptiles, birds, apes and some gorgeous Tigers rescued from Phuket Zoo, just to name a few. We loved this place and were so inspired by all of the amazing work they do here that we didn't want to leave, so John promised me we will return in the new year to volunteer 😁 if you're thinking of a trip to Thailand don't skip this place, even a day tour helps the work they do! And if not, you can adopt an elephant on their website 🐘❤️ elephant pictures to follow!

11/12/2023

After leaving Khao Sok our flight was not until the evening, so our guide Gent offered to show us a few sites around his home town in Surat Thani. We first stopped at a village that was established when the people who had once lived in Khao Sok were forced to move before the dam was built. There they have set up a number of plantations of different fruits and a lot of rubber trees that they sell on. We then visited Baan Nam Rad, a fresh water basin that was crystal clear and is a favourite spot for the locals on the weekend.
We then continued on to Phunphin Geological Museum & learnt a bit more about Thailand and how it was formed millions of years ago. John tried to trick me to go on the earthquake simulator (I'm petrified of earthquakes) but his face gave it away, I instantly knew he was up to something 🤣 last stop was the local night market and with Gents help we were able to try some new food, and discovered our new favourite thai dessert Sai Mai, which is essentially fairy floss wrapped in a crepe 🤤

04/12/2023

Khao Sok National Park, Thailand 🇹🇭 We spent 2 nights here staying on a floating raft house on the lake, which we loved! Being able to jump straight into the lake from our room was so much fun, until we spotted a giant water monitor swim in and pull up on the raft house next to us (it was night time and it was so big, at first we were thinking human or snake? Until we saw the monster). It's said Khao Sok is the oldest evergreen rainforest in the world and is renowned for its giant limestone karsts coming out of the water, also making the lake this stunning blue/green colour. The park is full of different trees and plants, waterfalls and caves to explore but easily our most favourite part of visiting this park was spotting the wildlife. We were so lucky to see all sorts of animals in their natural habitats like bisons, gibbons, langurs and the majestic hornbills (so rare to see in the wild as they are critically endangered)...and of course Asian Elephants! When we were out spotting for elephants, the feeling of anticipation was so high as we were sitting on our boat in dead silence just listening. We could hear them braking bamboo as they walked through the forrest and were just waiting for them to come out so we could get a glimpse. And when one finally came into our view we were beside ourselves excited, it was emotional in a way because of the build up and just wow, what an incredible moment. And bonus we were here for Loy Krathong, a traditional Thai celebration where lanterns are released into the water as a thank you. Very grateful for these experiences ❤️🇹🇭

27/11/2023

Back to the mainland and made a quick stop into Krabi town, just enough time for me to turn into a turtle whilst finding our hostel 🤣 and taking in the local night markets (3 in 1 night) which was a great chance for us to experience the local Thai culture, food (garlic bread on a stick is pure genius) and entertainment. The food was the highlight though paid 30 Baht (about $1.30) for curry and roti and 10 Baht for chicken satays, thanks for coming! Heading off the grid now for the next few days to explore the Khao Sok National Park! Hoping to catch a glimpse of some wild elephants 🐘 🤞

27/11/2023

Koh Tao, Thailand 🇹🇭 the hardest of the 4 islands we visited to reach but probably the best, which is always the way. I thought that boat ride would be the end of me (as did many others who had joined us in the spew zone) but the juice was worth the squeeze! Beautiful white sandy beaches with crystal clear waters and sunny days made for the perfect chance for us to get our snorkel on! Until John cut his foot on some coral and i had to give him first aid, miraculously he survived. Also, ran into our lovely friends on the the death boat that we made in our first week of our trip in Vietnam, such a great surprise! And had a brilliant night out with them taking in all the fun of Koh Tao with more ladyboy cabaret shows (just too good to pass up another chance to go), cocktails in buckets, John doing his thing on the dance floor and then getting a taxi home which is actually just a ute you sit in the tray of. Something about sitting in the tray of the ute is really fun...think it's because we're actually children 🤣 and that concludes our island hopping leg 😭 such an amazing time, it's easy to see why thailand is known for having some of the most beautiful islands in the world! We'll definitely miss our relaxing beach days and fun nights here but leaving with the best memories! ❤️

27/11/2023

Koh Phangan, Thailand 🇹🇭 Island stop number 3! Had the most relaxing stop here, the weather wasn't great and we were staying right on the beach so spent our days in and out of the water! So nice to be able to swim in the ocean here after being deprived in Darwin 🤣 here between Mae Head and Koh Ma the beach forms a sandbar so you can walk between islands. The waves meet in the middle so at high tide it's quite the challenge to get across with the waves smashing you from each side 🤣 one poor bloke was 2/3rds of the way out when a huge storm cell hit, coming out of no where. He was stranded on the smaller island for about 10 minutes until he was able to make it back as you couldn't even see through the rain and then when he finally did everyone at the bar applauded him 🤣 we were also really lucky to see bioluminescent plankton here (basically blue glow in the dark plankton) when we decided to go for a nightswim. It was like seeing a million tiny stars on the beach and we were looking around in disbelief like is anyone else seeing this but we were the only ones on the whole beach! It was impossible to get a good photo though so it remains a special memory for us ❤️